# acaramelar
## Galician
### Etymology

From a- +‎ caramelo +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /akaɾamɛˈlaɾ/ [ɑ.kɑ.ɾa.mɛˈlaɾ]
* IPA: /akaɾameˈlaɾ/ [ɑ.kɑ.ɾa.meˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ra‧me‧lar

### Verb

acaramelar (first-person singular present acaramelo, first-person singular preterite acaramelei, past participle acaramelado)
* (transitive) to caramelize (turn (sugar) into caramel)
* (transitive) to caramelize (cover (something) with caramel)
* (intransitive, of sugar) to caramelize (turn into caramel)
* (intransitive, figurative) to fondle (show a lot of tenderness and affection)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### Further reading

* “acaramelar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
* “acaramelar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From a- +‎ caramelo +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.ka.ɾa.meˈla(ʁ)/ [a.ka.ɾa.meˈla(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.ka.ɾa.meˈla(ʁ)/ [a.ka.ɾa.meˈla(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.ka.ɾa.meˈla(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.ka.ɾa.meˈla(ʁ)/ [a.ka.ɾa.meˈla(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.ka.ɾa.meˈla(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.kɐ.ɾɐ.mɨˈlaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.kɐ.ɾɐ.mɨˈlaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.kɐ.ɾɐ.mɨˈla.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ra‧me‧lar

### Verb

acaramelar (first-person singular present acaramelo, first-person singular preterite acaramelei, past participle acaramelado)
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#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From a- +‎ caramelo +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /akaɾameˈlaɾ/ [a.ka.ɾa.meˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧ca‧ra‧me‧lar

### Verb

acaramelar (first-person singular present acaramelo, first-person singular preterite acaramelé, past participle acaramelado)
* (transitive) to coat with caramel
* (reflexive) to grow fond of; to become besotted
* (reflexive) to pet; smooch

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | acaramelar | acaramelar | acaramelar | acaramelar | acaramelar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | acaramelando | acaramelando | acaramelando | acaramelando | acaramelando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | acaramelado | acaramelado | acaramelada | acaramelada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | acaramelados | acaramelados | acarameladas | acarameladas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | acaramelo | acaramelas$^{tú}$ acaramelás$^{vos}$ | acaramela | acaramelamos | acarameláis | acaramelan |
| indicative | imperfect | acaramelaba | acaramelabas | acaramelaba | acaramelábamos | acaramelabais | acaramelaban |
| indicative | preterite | acaramelé | acaramelaste | acarameló | acaramelamos | acaramelasteis | acaramelaron |
| indicative | future | acaramelaré | acaramelarás | acaramelará | acaramelaremos | acaramelaréis | acaramelarán |
| indicative | conditional | acaramelaría | acaramelarías | acaramelaría | acaramelaríamos | acaramelaríais | acaramelarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | acaramele | acarameles$^{tú}$ acaramelés$^{vos2}$ | acaramele | acaramelemos | acarameléis | acaramelen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | acaramelara | acaramelaras | acaramelara | acarameláramos | acaramelarais | acaramelaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | acaramelase | acaramelases | acaramelase | acaramelásemos | acaramelaseis | acaramelasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | acaramelare | acaramelares | acaramelare | acarameláremos | acaramelareis | acaramelaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | acaramela$^{tú}$ acaramelá$^{vos}$ | acaramele | acaramelemos | acaramelad | acaramelen |
| imperative | negative | | no acarameles | no acaramele | no acaramelemos | no acarameléis | no acaramelen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “acaramelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014